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Re: Uke, the other hand, atemi, deflection and the role of uke
YES! This is exactly what I was talking about. They tend to be complacent because we practice slowly and we don't really want to hurt each other.
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Maarten De Queecker wrote:
About "blocking or getting hit": I have noticed that some aikidoka have such an enormous trust in tori that they don't move their heads (or don't even blink) when an atemi comes. They just stand there, knowing the atemi won't connect. This happens mostly in concert with the "lame arm syndrome"
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